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UNIFIL peacekeepers step up support to host communities’ fight against COVID-19
UNIFIL Italian Contingent donated three innovative laryngoscopy video systems to the public hospitals of Bint Jbeil and Tibnin and to the municipality of Tyre. (UN Photo/Sergeant Marina Dore) With a rise in the number of…
“Unresolved issues” in peace process could jeopardize elections in South Sudan
Proactive and agile responses by UNMISS peacekeepers to a recent upsurge in sub-national violence and the need to pick up pace in implementing the 2018 Peace Agreement were key issues addressed by David Shearer, the Secretary…
South Sudan’s top UN envoy reassures displaced families during first visit to Bentiu and Malakal since COVID lockdown
From 14-16 October 2020, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, visited Bentiu and Malakal for the first time since the coronavirus-related lockdown in South Sudan. SRSG…
UNMISS vets bring health and joy to cattle and their owners in Wau
A Bangladeshi vet, serving with UNMISS, in action in Wau. Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have brought joy to cattle keepers in Wau by offering much-needed free veterinary…
Polymnia Glykeriou: A young woman with big aspirations for the environment in Cyprus
Polymnia Glykeriou is part of a group of 24 Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots who are working with UNFICYP to promote actions on environmental peacebuilding in Cyprus. She is one of the 86 young men and women who applied to…
Governor of Western Equatoria State promises 35 per cent political representation for women
Women from different political parties discussing their political participation and how to improve it. Alfred Futuyo Karaba, Governor of Western Equatoria State, has promised that his government will make sure that women will…
Need for “global solidarity” never more clear in UN history, SRSG Tanin tells the Security Council
21 October 2020 - In the United Nations’ 75-year history the need for global solidarity and international cooperation has never been as clearly demonstrated as it is today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General…
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. **Western Sahara Our colleagues in the UN Mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) reports that, as of this morning, it observed some…
Marking the 75th UN Day, UNIFIL head reaffirms commitment to cessation of hostilities
UNIFIL today observed United Nations Day at its headquarters in south Lebanon, with its head reaffirming the UN Mission’s commitment to maintain the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel while allowing space for…
UNMISS Police hands over building to serve as a crime data analysis facility to South Sudanese colleagues
There were all smiles behind the face masks as UNMISS handed over new facilities to the South Sudanese Police Services in Juba. Lieutenant Colonel Kuong Majoc, commander of the crime response team at the Buluk police division…